Notes and updates on my 1980 CB750 Dohc restoration

Posted by Ghost-Flame on Jul 01, 2012; 1:32pm
URL: http://vintage-and-classic-hondas.81.s1.nabble.com/Notes-and-updates-on-my-1980-CB750-Dohc-restoration-tp4024061.html

Hi guys I've been working like a insane person this last few months. I just realized I don't have anything on this board chronicling my build I do have scattered around the site some questions and such. I will add some pictures in a later post. Here goes:

March 1 to June 30, 2012.
-I picked up the bike at some mountain man's barn the bike hadn't run for 4 years.
-I bought a new battery, got the turd running with a gas tank from my snow blower, runs strong after a few coughs and spits
-I disassemble the whole bike, every nut bolt and part off the frame.
-The previous owner was a hack master if I ever saw one. many crucial small parts missing, like you could accelerate but not decelerate... he removed the return cable... who needs that... the main fuse was a balled up piece of tin foil, hey it worked etc etc. Overall the bike is complete but....
- I removed the engine that runs pretty good
-I removed the carbs and sent them out to Mike Nixon in CA. awesome experience with him
-Mike determined that Mr Hack Master had taken the stock carbs off the bike and put on carbs from a cb100
-Mike swapped the 1000 carb body and gave me a 750 carb body and rebuilt and polished it
-I removed all the covers and found all the oil leaks sources
-I removed the gas tank flushed it, cleaned it and sealed it
-I cleaned up the engine with engine cleaner
-I tried to wire brush the engine for paint prep... no go. Will send out for soda blasting.
-tagged and bagged all the parts systematically, now if I could just remember my system.
-Decided on a appearance scheme. I was going to replicate a cafe racer I saw on line. no more I changed my mind.
-discovered engine has a gap between the cam cover and head the thicknes of a sheet of paper, will be sending for inspection, milling and valve job.
-Today 7-1-12, I'm going to start taking all the bearings and tires off the wheels. remove all bearing from frame then get these ready for paint. see next post for appearance scheme.